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There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation. Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of lifesaving. On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship. In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress. If, as has been reported, they have protected humans from sharks, it may have been because curiosity attracted them and because the scent of a possible meal attracted the sharks. Porpoises and sharks are natural enemies. It is possible that upon such an occasion a battle ensued, with the sharks being driven away or killed.
长期以来，海员中流传着这样一种迷信：海豚会救助溺水的人，将其顶到水面；或以防卫姿势环绕在人们周围，以防鲨鱼伤害。海洋摄影工作室的生物学家指出，无论海豚有多么聪明，认为海豚拥有救人动机，可能是不对的。当它们偶尔把一个失去知觉的人推到岸边时，更有可能只是出于好奇或游玩，就像它们跟在被船首破开的波浪后面随波逐流一样。1928年，有人拍到几只海豚卖力地把一张浸透水的床垫推上岸的情景。正如报道中所说，如果海豚保护人不受鲨鱼攻击，那么海豚可能是出于好奇，而鲨鱼则是被潜在佳肴的美味所吸引。海豚和鲨鱼是天敌。在这个情况下，双方可能会搏斗，结果是鲨鱼被赶走或杀死。
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Whether it be bird, fish or beast, the porpoise is intrigued with anything that is alive.They are constantly after the turtles, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities. One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane. Almost any day a young porpoise may be seen trying to turn a 300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his shell and pushing up for dear life. This is not easy, and may require two porpoises working together. In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly. This knocks the turtle down several feet. He no sooner recovers his equilibrium than the next porpoise comes along and hits him another crack. Eventually the turtle has been butted all the way down to the floor of the tank. He is now satisfied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat. The turtle at last gives up by pulling his feet under his shell and the game is over.
但凡活物，海豚都感兴趣，不管是鸟、是鱼，还是野兽。 海豚经常追逐海龟，海龟则默默忍受着各种玩弄。有只小海豚特别喜欢用鼻子把海龟推到水面，然后像滑水板一样把海龟在水池里推来推去。几乎每天都能看到一只小海豚，把吻部伸到一只重达300磅的海龟龟壳边缘下面，拼命往上顶，想把海龟掀翻。这并非易事，可能需要两只海豚合作才行。在另一场游戏中，当海龟游过水族馆时，第一只海豚从上方猛扑下去，用腹部撞击龟壳。这一下子把海龟撞下去好几英尺。海龟刚恢复平衡，第二只海豚冲过来又是一记猛击。最终，这只海龟就这样一直被撞到池底。现在只要能站起来，海龟就满足了，可正当它试着站起来，就被海豚给击倒了。海龟终于屈服了，将腿缩进龟壳，（不再试图站立，对于海豚来说）游戏也就玩不下去了。
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